Helicopter News

The Navy awarded BAE Systems $45 million for its fourth full-rate production (FRP) contract of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), which for now will be used to add […]

The Navy and industry partners Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Sikorsky are nearing an agreement on a contract to support the fleet of MH-60 Seahawk helicopters for the next six years, […]

The V-22 Ospreys would be capable of carrying out multiple tasks in addition to conducting deliveries to aircraft carriers, Navy acquisition chief Sean Stackley said Jan. 15, while stopping short […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Dec. 16 said that an MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system (UAS) earlier this month flew off a Coast Guard cutter for the first time as […]

The Navy plans to launch a competition early next year for a radar system that will deploy on the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, the service’s program manager said Dec. […]

The commander of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) that recently completed a nine-month run in the Mediterranean and Middle East regions said the readiness level of V-22 Ospreys was below […]

Airbus Helicopters delivered the first NH90 GSPA tactical transport helicopter and the first two HAD-E version Tiger helicopters to the Spanish Army Airmobile Force (FAMET), the company said on Dec. […]

Airbus Helicopters delivered the first two Tiger attack helicopters of the HAD Block 2 version to the French Army, the company said on Dec. 11. The HAD Block 2 Tiger […]

A key Army official warned Dec. 18 that congressional efforts to require the service to carry more aircraft than necessary could hamper the service’s aircraft modernization efforts. “The Army’s getting […]